Dole Ad Fabricates Audio Of Opponent Yelling "There Is No God" (flag)

www.huffingtonpost.com — Falling behind in her reelection race, Sen. Elizabeth Dole has uncorked one hell of a charge: The Democrat running against me is godless. Dole's 30-second ad, which is running on television in North Carolina but has not (understandably) been promoted by the GOP, uses a September fundraiser ...

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And The Winner Is...
The Anonymous Liberal — Congratulations to Elizabeth Dole. She has put out the slimiest, most defamatory political ad that I've ever seen. I really wonder if that doesn't cross some legal threshold. It should. And if there is a God, Dole will lose this election very badly.

When the going gets tough, the weak get ridiculous
Political Animal — ... "Godless Americans and Kay Hagan. She hid from cameras. Took godless money," the ad concludes. "What did Kay Hagan promise in return?" At the very end of the ad, a voice sounding like Hagan's says: "There is no God." Seriously, Dole used a Hagan impersonator to make voters think she's an atheist. It's hard to know where to start with an ad this deplorable. First, Hagan is actually a Sunday school teacher and an elder in her church. Second, the fundraiser in question was co-hosted by 40 people , one of whom is on the board of an atheist political action committee. Third, ...

Elizabeth Dole ad falsely suggests opponent Kay Hagan is ‘Godless.’
Think Progress — Facing a close re-election race in North Carolina, Sen. Elizabeth Dole (R) recently released an ad attacking her opponent Kay Hagan, falsely accusing her of being “Godless.” The end of the ad shows a photo of Hagan while a woman yells, “There is no God!” Watch it: The only problem is that Hagan is an elder at the First Presbyterian Church in Greensboro, NC, has taught Sunday School and accompanied youth mission trips. In a similar move, the ...

Senate Projections, 10/31
FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right — ... The first of these is in North Carolina, which continues to lean toward Demcoratic challenger Kay Hagan, but where we are waiting to gauge the reaction to Elizabeth Dole's controversial new ad which implies that Hagan, an elder at the First Presbyterian Church, is an athiest. The ad has drawn a ...